March 20, 2015
Rugby league is well and truly back in action in the South Burnett, even though the first round of the Junior competition doesn’t start until April, and the Senior competition doesn’t kick off until May.
Last Saturday, the Nanango Stags hosted pre-season games for U6s through to an A Grade grand final replay between Murgon and Cherbourg which was played under lights.
The main game was played in four 15-minute quarters.
Murgon drew blood first, via a try to Ashley O’Chin.
At the end of Quarter 1, Murgon led 8-6.
O’Chin opened Quarter 2 with his second try, and the Mustangs were still in the lead at half-time 14-6.
Cherbourg came good in the third quarter, scoring three tries to one, and taking a narrow lead 20-18.
However, Murgon dominated the last 15 minutes, scoring three unanswered tries to reverse the 2014 Grand Final result, defeating Cherbourg 34-20.
Murgon 34
- Tries: Ashley O’Chin (2), Charlie Paiwan (2), Vincent Watson (2), Ashley Smallwood
- Goals: Charlie Paiwan, Jamie O’Chin (2)
Cherbourg 20
- Tries: Nathan Gadd (2), Lewis Hopkins, Mullie Watson,
- Goals: Lewis Hopkins (2)
(For results for U12s and up, see below)
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The pre-season games are continuing on Saturday (March 21) with both U18s and A Grade teams in action:
At Kingaroy:
- 2:00pm – U18s v Caloundra
- 3:30pm – Murgon A Grade v Caloundra
- 5:00pm – Kingaroy A Grade v Caloundra
At Nanango:
- 1:00pm – Nanango U18s v Caboolture 1
- 2:30pm – Cherbourg U18s v Caboolture 2
U14s and U16s are playing at the Central Burnett Brumbies Carnival at Gayndah:
- 9:00am – Wondai v Brumbies
- 12.20pm – Wondai v Murgon
- 2:00pm – Wondai v Cherbourg
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Last Week’s Results (Nanango):
U12s
- Murgon 0 Kingaroy 12
- Murgon 8 Nanango 8
- Murgon 0 Cherbourg 0
- Nanango 4 Kingaroy 12
- Cherbourg 4 Kingaroy 8
- Nanango 0 Cherbourg 0
Wondai Wolves U12s played at the Burrum Heads mini-mod carnival at Burrum Heads, and came third overall.
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U14s
- Nanango 10 Wondai 0
- Nanango 14 Cherbourg 0
- Nanango 14 Murgon 0
- Nanango 10 Kingaroy 6
- Cherbourg 6 Kingaroy 4
- Cherbourg 28 Murgon 0
- Cherbourg 10 Wondai 0
- Kingaroy 12 Murgon 6
- Kingaroy 12 Wondai 0
- Wondai 22 Murgon 0
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U16s
Cherbourg 46
- Tries: Richard Conlon, Mauri Fisher (2), Errol Simpson (2), Peter Langton, Kadeem Murray (2)
- Goals: Errol Simpson (3), Ralph Gyemore, Barry Tapau-Fewquandie (2), Arthur Carlo
Murgon 40
- Tries: Elwyn Fewquandie (2), Tyson Keating, Cohen Beggs, Kane Brunjes, Byron Babbeda (2)
- Goals: Elwyn Fewquandie (6)
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U18s
Cherbourg 32
- Tries: Bowman Murray (2), Ralph Gyemore, Errol Simpson (2), No 25
- Goals: Steven Priestley, Bowman Murray, Ralph Gyemore, No 26
Nanango / Murgon 20
- Tries: Tyson Keating, Brent Greenslade, Elwyn Fewquandie, Steve Watcho
- Goals: Lachlan Jones, Jordon Wilson
